karamu
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Swahili karamu (“feast, banquet”).
Noun
karamu
Anagrams
Ngazidja Comorian
Noun
karamu class 9 (plural karamu class 10)
References
- “karamu” in Outils & Ressources pour l'Exploitation de la Langue Comorienne, 2008.
Swahili
Etymology
From Arabic كَرَم (karam, “bounty, generosity”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
karamu (n class, plural karamu)
References
- ^ Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 260 Nr. 2419
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